Movie Reviews6.4/10
What Lies Beneath Turns 26: A Great Premise, a Weak Ending
A ghost story that wants to be a thriller, mystery, and domestic drama — strong performances marred by a confused, rushed script.
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Movie Reviews5.9/10
Beowulf (2007): A Lie Told With Ambition
A tale of Beowulf, a Geatish warrior who lies about a fight — this animated poem becomes a bold, modern story of deceit.
Movie Reviews7/10
Philippe Petit Walks Between the Twin Towers in Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk
A man walks between two towers upon a slender rope, a tale of daring, love, and the terror of great heights.
Movie Reviews6/10
Allied: A Well-Dressed Thriller That Refuses to Answer Its Own Question
Allied review: Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard play operatives posing as a married couple in Robert Zemeckis's 1940s romance that never answers its own question.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
A Christmas Carol (2009): Faithful, Expensive, and Cold
Robert Zemeckis's 2009 motion-capture A Christmas Carol gave Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman real roles under waxy digital masks. A cold, faithful misfire.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Denzel Washington Lands a Plane, Then Has to Prove He Was Sober
Flight (2012): Denzel Washington plays an intoxicated pilot who lands a broken plane. Zemeckis returns to live action in a film about a blood test, not a crash.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
The Polar Express at 22: A $165 Million Bet on Motion Capture That Never Quite Paid Off
The Polar Express cost $165M and earned $329M, but its motion-capture faces never settled. A 6.7 review of Zemeckis's Christmas gamble.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Back to the Future Part III: A Review
Back to the Future Part III review: Zemeckis trades hoverboards for spurs as Marty rescues Doc in 1885. Mary Steenburgen's Clara makes the third trip work.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Cast Away review: Tom Hanks carries a good movie that keeps tripping over its own frame
Cast Away review: Tom Hanks carries a good movie that keeps tripping over its own frame, from the island years to the Memphis ending.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Back to the Future Part II” Review: A Bridge Between Two Better Movies”
Back to the Future Part II review: Zemeckis and Gale's 1989 sequel leans on gags, a sports almanac and VistaGlide tricks — a bridge between two better movies.
Movie Reviews8.5/10
Back to the Future: A Machine That Runs Clean
A review of Robert Zemeckis's 1985 time-travel comedy Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, and why its clockwork script still holds up.